Andrew McIntosh, Ph.D., lays claim to his heritage from Coleraine, Ireland (and with the charming Irish brogue to prove it.) He grew up with three siblings, one brother and two sisters, engulfed in the small-town life that makes up the tight-knit Northern Ireland community. Like many energetic young people looking for an athletic outlet, McIntosh quickly found rugby as a means of escape, exercise and enjoyment. At 18, he flew the coop to the United Kingdom to earn his B.S. in Anatomy and Human Biology from the University of Liverpool.